By Zesha Saleem A New Zealand mayor has said residents don’t need to “stop pooing” and that the remarks made by a council official were “in jest.” A local council near Wellington is struggling with difficult odours from a nearby sewage plant that left locals reeling and gagging – and unable to open their windows. During a meeting of the local Hutt city council last month, mayor Campbell Barry asked if something could be done to reduce the smell ahead of a music festival, Juicy Fest, in early January. In response, a council official said the residents could “stop pooing” – a statement the local…